What is Laser Cutting?

Laser cutting is a process where a laser beam is used to heat a workpiece to the point where the piece is precisely severed. laser machines include a high powered laser and a computer to direct the laser beam onto the material to be cut. From there, the laser beam melts, vaporizes, or burns the material along the predetermined cut line, resulting in a precise, neatly cut edge.

Laser Cutting Applications

Laser cutting is used by manufacturers, small businesses, schools, and hobbyists alike. According to Coherent, common items suitable for laser machine include:

. Thicker non-metal materials – You’ll need a laser with an average power of between 250 to 500 watts (up to 1500 watt peak power) to cut thicker non-metal materials such as thicker plastics and wood up to one inch thick. In general, lower power lasers will have to work harder to make the same cut. This reduces cutting speed and can result in excessive heat, chemical changes, or damage to the Heat Affected Zone.

Laser cutting is used to cut any number of items from a variety of materials such as: jigsaw puzzles, clock faces, metal tags, machinery parts and components, packaging, signs, patterns, leather upholstery pieces, and more.

Advantages of Laser Cutting

Laser offers numerous advantages over other types of cutting. Not only can you cut a variety of materials such as paper, plastics, cardboard, leather, and metal, laser is extremely precise. Once a pattern is programmed into the laser cutter, it can continuously cut exact copies of the pattern on workpiece after workpiece. Laser cut edges are clean. In addition to cutting items, laser can also cut small, highly detailed holes with good edge quality.

Finally, laser beams do not wear due to cutting, resulting in less strain on the cutting equipment. Laser has come of age and has proven to be a reliable, advantageous alternative to other cutting methods.

Shanghai KASU Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. is located in Shanghai, China. Since the establishment of the Company, we have been devoting to offer all kinds of software and general solutions to automatic cutting devices, like laser cutting machine in several industries such as plush toy, shoes, garments, soft furniture, vehicle interior decoration, bags, etc..